ZIMBABWE stands at a precarious crossroads where the promise of economic resurgence is being held hostage by the spectre of “bad politics” and systemic corruption. Veteran economist Eddie Cross, in his recent analysis, as reported by our sister publication – the Daily News On Sunday – yesterday, sounds a clarion call that should disturb the…
FOR decades, Zimbabwe’s economic narrative has been heavily constrained by limited access to major global markets, stifling our industrial potential and leaving local producers vulnerable to economic shocks.However, Beijing’s recent implementation of a zero-tariff policy for 53 African nations offers Zimbabwe an unprecedented, transformative escape hatch.This is not merely another routine bilateral trade agreement, it…
THE ugly scenes of violence witnessed at Chahwanda Stadium in Kwekwe during the abandoned Castle Lager Premier Soccer League encounter are a disturbing reminder of a problem that Zimbabwean football can ill afford to entertain.At a time when local football has begun to regain its footing and restore confidence among fans and commercial partners, such…
THE asphalt of Zimbabwe’s highways has become a permanent altar of sacrifice. Day after day, the nation wakes up to the grisly news of twisted metal and shattered lives. On Wednesday, it was the horror at Bomba in Gokwe where 10 souls were extinguished. We are no longer just travelling; we are gambling with our…
THE spectre of Ebola, one of the most unforgiving viral pathogens known to modern medicine, is once again haunting our regional neighbourhood.With 750 cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a burgeoning cluster of infections in Uganda, the World Health Organisation’s declaration of a public health concern is not merely a bureaucratic alert, it…
ZIMBABWE’S economy is showing encouraging signs of recovery. From increased business activity to renewed confidence in the formal sector, there is growing evidence that the country may finally be emerging from years of economic instability. Yet amid this optimism, there is a dangerous temptation lurking in policy circles — the urge to prematurely force a…
WHAT should have been a celebration of footballing excellence at Chahwanda Stadium, Kwekwe, on Sunday instead collapsed into a primitive display of anarchy. As Hardrock took on Dynamos, the beautiful game was strangled by the very people who claimed to love it. The subsequent abandonment of the match is not just a lost fixture; it…
THE proposed amendments to the Medical Aid Societies Regulations, 2000 (S.I. 330/2000) are being framed as a “clean‑up” — a move to…
THE country’s economy is, against all historical odds, finally showing signs of life. As veteran economist and businessman Eddie Cross last week observed on leading national independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, this country no longer resembles the comatose, hyperinflationary wreck left behind in 2016. Gridlocked city streets,…
TOMORROW, as the rhythmic pulse of Africa Day echoes from the Cape to Cairo, it is time to silence the empty rhetoric of “Pan-Africanism” and face a devastating reality. Africa is a giant shackled by the hands of its own architects. For decades, our leaders have stood on podiums draped in flags of independence, yet…
